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From  NEW! Is Sustainable Agriculture a Resilient Agriculture?PART 2 |
This chapter examines the topic of sustainable agriculture, the U.S. food system, food and farming philosophies, and resilience. The chapter draws on real-world case studies. | Laura Lengnick | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Many Galaxies of CommonsFrom: Think Like a Commoner |
Indigenous peoples were there first. They refined the art of commoning long before hackers began to share software code and social scientists developed complicated theories about the commons. And … | David Bollier | 20 | 2014 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Measuring Social Impact |
Funding aside, perhaps the next biggest challenge of any social entrepreneur is maintaining an unyielding focus on the raison d’etre — that … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Part 2: Sustainable Community Building BlocksLand Use and Urban Form |
Sustainable land use can help invigorate communities, and provide considerable environmental, economic, social, and cultural benefits. Redeveloping and reusing existing buildings and land can … | Marc Roseland | 21 | 2012 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Perserving for the Long HaulFrom: Intrinsic Hope |
Perseverance helps to nurture intrinsic hope because it gives us the determination to endure whatever happens. Perseverance persists — day after day, month after month, and year after year. … | Kate Davies | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Principle H – Embrace FeedbackFrom: Building Community |
Monitoring and Feedback: Using Nature as a Guide – Research Corner – Seeking Feedback: How Do I Get People to Respond? – Feedback and Accountability of Local Leaders – … | James S. Gruber | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Process and ChangeFrom: Are We Done Fighting? |
This chapter considers how we form judgments about others. It also points out the importance of allowing processes to take their time to unfold. The chapter concludes with tips and activities to … | Matthew Legge | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Rethinking PropertyFrom: Free, Fair and Alive |
The seventh chapter examines the relationship between property law and ideas of ownership and commons, and finds them to be largely incompatible. The authors propose ways to rethink property and … | David Bollier | 29 | 2019 | $2.90 Add |
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From  Rites of PassageSelf Formation in Liminal Space From: The Power Manual |
Rites of Passage, highlights Victor Turner’s thinking on liminality, the space of transformation, the ritual of transitioning from one state to another. One leaves behind previous … | Cyndi Suarez | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! School of ScreensFrom: Childhood Unplugged |
In this chapter, Martinko discusses navigating an increase of technology use in schools. Martinko describes how COVID-19 impacted the learning experience for children and why she opted to educate … | Katherine Johnson Martinko | 18 | 2023 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Social NetworksThe Politics of Planning: Conference Organizing as an Act of Resistance From: Educating for Action |
This chapter is not about how to build stuffy, compulsory, talkat-you-from-a-podium conferences. Rather, this guide walks you through the process of organizing liberatory gatherings that … | Jenny Grubbs; Michael Loadenthal | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Step 3: Developing Strategies – IncentivesIncentives: Enhancing Motivation to Act |
Financial incentives can provide the motivation for individuals to perform an activity that they already engage in more effectively, such as recycling, or to begin an activity that they otherwise … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 12 | 2011 | $0.12 Add |
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From  TechniquesFrom: Common Threads |
As you begin to work with natural fibers you will realize how much of the knowledge is transferable from one fiber to another. As you pick up a new plant, first try what you already know. … | Sharon Kallis | 51 | 2014 | $5.10 Add |
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From  Technology and Localization: Trends at Play |
This chapter explores some of the technological trends that are accelerating green building. | Bruce King | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
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From  The Community Asset Well-Being FundFrom: An Economy of Well-Being |
* Eliminating Poverty in Cincinnati within a Generation | Mark Anielski | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Emergent MarketFrom: Emergent Agriculture |
Consumers must recognize their responsibility to reward craftsmanship and hard work with patronage, and be willing to pay a fair price for their food. Consumers are actively seeking out … | Gary S. Kleppel | 10 | 2014 | $1.00 Add |
